Lake Larsen | Sports Editor With the beginning of the new school year, many students may be looking to join and compete in athletics. There are two major ways for students to get involved athletically with the school: either joining an Intramural or a Club Sport....
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Heugly’s go-to pivot move
Simson Garcia | Sports Editor 5.8 seconds were left for the Wolves basketball team. Tied at 62 in a November 21 game against Humboldt State, Shelby Snook, senior guard, inbounded the ball from the side to Savannah Heugly, senior forward, who caught it at the right...
Four lasting impressions
Simson Garcia | Sports Editor Track The first paw prints were put on the cross country tracks during the fall season. David Ribich, senior, was the first to catch fire for Western, claiming a GNAC title in the 8,000-meters. Ribich drifted ahead of the pack after...
Western challenges Mexican national team
Simson Garcia | Sports Editor A chance at playing Mexico’s under-20 World Cup team came knocking for Western’s women’s soccer team as the two squads squared off in an exhibition match on May 23 at the University of Oregon’s Pape Field. Mexico’s roster...
Colby Fuller steps into leadership role
Simson Garcia | Sports Editor Sports like baseball, basketball and football are team games, and in team sports, a team leader has to take initiative when needed. Such is the case when plays breakdown or when the chemistry gets out of control. But in an individual...
One title earned, eight All-American wolf performances
Simson Garcia | Sports Editor The NCAA DII Track and Field championships from May 24-26 was the last meet for the Wolves, as 10 of their athletes competed. David Ribich, senior, paced the field until he found victory in the end of the 1500-meter. In a timed finish of...
Volleyball digs for gold, Soccer takes the shot
Simson Garcia | Sports Editor Western’s intramural teams went after the nets in both volleyball and soccer as men’s, women’s and co-rec leagues all played for titles from May 15-21. In women’s volleyball, the Gold Diggers, undefeated at 6-0,...
No superstar needed, baby steps for the Blazers
Simson Garcia | Sports Editor The big debate over the Trail Blazers’s offseason activity is in the process. Help’s sorely needed after the previous playoff outing. But one change that doesn’t hold is bringing over a superstar, like Kevin Durant. The last markee guy to...
Rounding the bases with Creach
Simson Garcia | Sports Editor Believing starts internally. For Tyler Creach, a first-year business major, and outfielder of the Wolves softball team, this much is so. Whether Creach plays softball, studies, or acts, it’s then about having confidence....
Wolves surge towards three titles
Simson Garcia | Sports Editor The Wolves garnered three titles in the long jump, 800 and 1500 meters from May 11-12 of the 2018 Track and Field GNAC championships. The women’s and men’s teams played host to nine other conference teams in their final home...
